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president obama leading the way. and when the lobbyists were closing in for the kill, barack obama squared his shoulders, planted his feet and stood firm and that is how we won. [ cheers and applause ] >> by the way, just a few weeks ago, that little agency caught one of the biggest credit card companies cheating its customers and made it give people back every penny it took, plus millions of dollars -- [ cheers and applause ] >> president obama beliefs in a level playing field. he believes in a country where nobody gets a free ride or a golden parachute, a country where anyone who has a great idea and rolls up their sleeves has a chance to build a business and anyone who works hard can build some security and raise a family. president obama believes in a country where billionaires pay their taxes just like their secretaries do. and i can't believe i have to say this in 2012. a country where women get equal pay for equal work. he believes in a country where everyone is held accountable, where no one can -- on main st
president obama leading the way. and when the lobbyists were closing in for the kill, barack obama squared his shoulders, planted his feet and stood firm and that is how we won. [ cheers and applause ] >> by the way, just a few weeks ago, that little agency caught one of the biggest credit card companies cheating its customers and made it give people back every penny it took, plus millions of dollars -- [ cheers and applause ] >> president obama beliefs in a level playing field. he...
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president obama is here in charlotte. he flew in after his departure today was delayed by the weather that is bedeviling politics. one of the things that these conventions do is write the party platform-- a symbolic document that is immediately forgotten. but today the democrats made a change in their platform to make a point and nancy cordes has been following that. >> reporter: scott, it was the result of criticism from republicans who noticed that there was no mention of the word "god" in the democratic party platform and no mention of jerusalem being recognized as the capital of israel, so just a short time ago in a very unusual move, the convention chairman came out here and announced that they were adding those two items to the platform despite some pretty loud boos from some of the delegates in this room. campaign officials say the president personally intervened here, they say he has always believed that jerusalem is the capital of israel but obviously, scott, this was an a kind of embarrassing episode they're try
president obama is here in charlotte. he flew in after his departure today was delayed by the weather that is bedeviling politics. one of the things that these conventions do is write the party platform-- a symbolic document that is immediately forgotten. but today the democrats made a change in their platform to make a point and nancy cordes has been following that. >> reporter: scott, it was the result of criticism from republicans who noticed that there was no mention of the word...
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obama! >> you have my permission to-- (cheers and applause) >> stephen: yeah! whoo! whoo!
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this morning, police in los angeles are searching for two suspects in a very unusual bank robbery. as bill whitaker report, the robbers got the money without ever going inside. >> it was not your garden variety stick-up. the bank's manager says she was kidnapped by two masked men at her home. they strapped what they told her was a bomb around her waist and demanded she rob her own bank. >> the suspects gave her a device, forced her to wear a device which she believed to be an explosive device and gave her instruction toss retrieve cash from the bank and then, in turn, pass it out to the suspects who were waiting outside. >> in fear for her life, a woman entered the bank before opening and bagged up money from the vault. as the robbers sped away, employees quickly called the bomb squad. >> when sheriffs bomb squad arrived, they calmed the woman and they very carefully removed the device from the woman's body. >> the device was sandbag outside the bank and hu
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this morning, police in los angeles are searching for two suspects in a very unusual bank robbery. as bill whitaker report, the robbers got the money without ever going inside. >> it was not your garden variety stick-up. the bank's manager says she was kidnapped by two masked men at her home. they strapped what they told her was a bomb around her waist and demanded she rob her own bank. >> the suspects...
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the lo qua shouldness of uno e dual and michelle obama who crushed it so hard republicans were desperate to change the subject. >> republicans are now blasting the democrat's platform. >> why would they remove that jerusalem should be the capital imof israel. >> the word god was gone. the one reference before, the republicans had 12 references of god. >> how there can be an entire section on faith if you don't mention god with. what do we have faith in. >> i have faith in a god without isn't so insecure he doesn't freak out if you don't mention his name enough. god is not a media figure, you know. god isn't like an inside the beltway media figure who first thing they do when they get a book is check their index for the names. god doesn't do that that is weird you mentioned trees and saving the earth but you don't mention the guy who created the whole thing, i mean, all i'm saying is whatever, guys. (laughter) that was my impression of god. (laughter) and not very good. but guess what, democrats aren't going to get sucked into that game. didn't you hear deval patrick. >> it's time for dem
the lo qua shouldness of uno e dual and michelle obama who crushed it so hard republicans were desperate to change the subject. >> republicans are now blasting the democrat's platform. >> why would they remove that jerusalem should be the capital imof israel. >> the word god was gone. the one reference before, the republicans had 12 references of god. >> how there can be an entire section on faith if you don't mention god with. what do we have faith in. >> i have...
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michelle obama tells voters. the president knows what they're going through. >> former president bill clinton takes center stage to make his case for re-electing president obama. >>> gunfire erupts as a politician takes the stage during an election night rally. we'll introduce you to the nfl's most interesting han. >>> we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> the first lady makes a personal pitch at the democratic national convention. >> for barack, success isn't about how much money you make. it's about the difference you make in people's lives. >> julian castro, the mayor of san antonio gave the keynote address. >> we all understand that freedom isn't free. what romney and ryan don't understand is that neither is opportunity. >> nascar is a metaphor for the democratic party. everyone else is just here waiting for them to flame out in a giant wreck. >> one of the seal team 6 memb
michelle obama tells voters. the president knows what they're going through. >> former president bill clinton takes center stage to make his case for re-electing president obama. >>> gunfire erupts as a politician takes the stage during an election night rally. we'll introduce you to the nfl's most interesting han. >>> we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are....
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barack obama, i'm assuming has just finished his speech accepting the nomination of the democratic party and at the end of it threw down his mike and said [bleep] all y'all. that was weird! (cheers and applause) let's begin the night with night 2 of the democratic national convention where democrats are capitalized-- the passionate populism of deval patrick. the lo qua shouldness of uno e dual and michelle obama who crushed it so hard republicans were desperate to change the subject. >> republicans are now blasting the democrat's platform. >> why would they remove that jerusalem should be the capital imof israel. >> the word god was gone. the one reference before, the republicans had 12 references of god. >> how there can be an entire section on faith if you don't mention god with. what do we have faith in. >> i have faith in a god without isn't so insecure he doesn't freak out if you don't mention his name enough. god is not a media figure, you know. god isn't like an inside the beltway media figure who first thing they do when they get a book is check their index for the names. god doe
barack obama, i'm assuming has just finished his speech accepting the nomination of the democratic party and at the end of it threw down his mike and said [bleep] all y'all. that was weird! (cheers and applause) let's begin the night with night 2 of the democratic national convention where democrats are capitalized-- the passionate populism of deval patrick. the lo qua shouldness of uno e dual and michelle obama who crushed it so hard republicans were desperate to change the subject. >>...
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vote for president obama. i'm lauren green, now back to greta. >> your news president could be a man, who stands by one of public figures tries to silence a private citizen. with hateful slurs. a man who won stand for those slurs or negative voices in his own party. we know what this america would like like. and in a few short months that is the america we could be. but that is not the america that we should be. and it's not who we are. >> that was the georgetown law school graduate who landed in the middle of the nation's contraceptive debate. and now, the controversy over insurance coverage of birth control. our political panel is here. there is amy stod yard and let's go to amy stod yard. is there a war or women? >> i don't know but democrats have been talking about it six months or more since the primary republican primary in the winter when rick santorum shook the rhetoric off the deep end about contraception and started what was a big broad narrative for democrats that now extended the definition of clas
vote for president obama. i'm lauren green, now back to greta. >> your news president could be a man, who stands by one of public figures tries to silence a private citizen. with hateful slurs. a man who won stand for those slurs or negative voices in his own party. we know what this america would like like. and in a few short months that is the america we could be. but that is not the america that we should be. and it's not who we are. >> that was the georgetown law school graduate...
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obama. he controls the weather. i mean we should have known, all black people can control the weather. (applause) very informative documentary, by the way. it's where i learned that bald people can implant thoughts in your mind. out of my head, carville. i don't want to picture mary matalin like that. oh, oh-- oh, she worked out. folks, speaking of mind control, bill clinton gave a speech last night scheduled for half an hour which just wrapped up a few minutes ago. (laughter) and i would add hit clinton started strong. >> we are here to nominate a president. (cheers and applause) and i've got one in mind. >> stephen: unfortunately, barack obama defeated her four years ago. (laughter) luckily, luckily bill had another option. >> i want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside. >> (cheers and applause) but who burns for america on the inside. (cheers and applause) >> cool on the outside, burns on the inside. now at first i was excited because i thought the democrats had nominated a half microwave burrito. sadly,
obama. he controls the weather. i mean we should have known, all black people can control the weather. (applause) very informative documentary, by the way. it's where i learned that bald people can implant thoughts in your mind. out of my head, carville. i don't want to picture mary matalin like that. oh, oh-- oh, she worked out. folks, speaking of mind control, bill clinton gave a speech last night scheduled for half an hour which just wrapped up a few minutes ago. (laughter) and i would add...
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this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about rhetoric, no substance. i think the speech was more workmanlike than soaring rhetoric. i think it was sober. i think it was down to earth. i think it was totally appropriate. and he's building on the policies that he's put in place. i think his speech was probably informed by knowledge of the weak job numbers that were going to come out. i thought he made his case that americans need to be patient, that he, nor bill clinton, nor george washington or abe lincoln or any of the other luminaries who occupied that office could have repaired this economy in the time that he had. i think that he's made that case, and he and all t
this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about...
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did waves obama's to the stage of the democratic national convention. not the president but his wife to me the appeal to american voters to re- elect has been. political reporter crazily with what was set on the first day of the convention. the first lady praise for has been in tonight's speech to says he is " a man we can trust to revive the nation's weak economy as president. daniel lang and others beachball that while the democratic base. did waves democrats cheered as first lady michelle obama's took the stage at the party's national convention in charlotte. she said the white house hasn't changed her husband's character or convictions. i love that we can trust brought to do what he says he's going to do even when it's hard it is best when it's hard. she praised her husband's health care reform law. >>> he didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically that's not hit and how he was raised. he care that it was the right thing to do. >>> brought her speech the first lady work demands voters that her husband understands the struggles of th
did waves obama's to the stage of the democratic national convention. not the president but his wife to me the appeal to american voters to re- elect has been. political reporter crazily with what was set on the first day of the convention. the first lady praise for has been in tonight's speech to says he is " a man we can trust to revive the nation's weak economy as president. daniel lang and others beachball that while the democratic base. did waves democrats cheered as first lady...
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proceeds obama. i would have to say it was fontana in. i you ready for this? eighty references to buy. ninety-six, 96 first-person references. sixteen in which he simply used to be or myself. that sort of sets the standard for what obama. >> look. bill clinton is a classic narcissist, as is barack obama. what he did so well last night, talk about himself. the most comfortable and passionate and really sort of a lapsed into that preaches cadence which she did so well when he was either talking about himself or talking about hillary are knocking the gop. but not so much when he was talking of barack obama and the concerns are not just stylistically but substantively between clinton's presidency and obama's presidency on a whole range of economic issues. it's not going to go very well for tonight and through the campaign. >> i think that is really the risk for the democratic party. if you were not undecided and listened to that speech and bill clinton talk about how he cooperated to get work for welfare
proceeds obama. i would have to say it was fontana in. i you ready for this? eighty references to buy. ninety-six, 96 first-person references. sixteen in which he simply used to be or myself. that sort of sets the standard for what obama. >> look. bill clinton is a classic narcissist, as is barack obama. what he did so well last night, talk about himself. the most comfortable and passionate and really sort of a lapsed into that preaches cadence which she did so well when he was either...
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and will pledge support for obama. with us spend more money than any president ever with the largest deficit and largest that ever. largest federal government in our history. we take that up with the author of the amateur, ed klein, and lanny davis what his former boss must accomplish if obama is to be reelected. clinton has been one of his top surrogates and fund-raisers. but tonight he takes on the mantle of champion. >> this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut taxes going back to deregulation. president obama has a plan investing in education, job training and it only works if there is a strong middle-class. that is what happened when i was president. lou: you would think they have been friends throughout , but not so. the same man who told "the new york times" after the debt ceiling debate quote mack i am really trying to help him, but he seems to have lost his narrative narrative" -- " that is tame compared to the language used in the 2008 democratic primary as his of frequent targets in 2007 said we
and will pledge support for obama. with us spend more money than any president ever with the largest deficit and largest that ever. largest federal government in our history. we take that up with the author of the amateur, ed klein, and lanny davis what his former boss must accomplish if obama is to be reelected. clinton has been one of his top surrogates and fund-raisers. but tonight he takes on the mantle of champion. >> this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut taxes going...
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, and he did do a good job of making obama the center of attention, a referendum on obama. we know now especially now that medicare is on the table this is no longer a referendum on obama, it is a comparison. if obama hasn't done the job can mitt romney do the job any better? he did not make that case. people are saying he is well organized, a nice guy, still kind of comes off like i.e. makes don draper look like elton john, you know? he helped that image and his wife really helped him. >> mitt romney talks about his experience starting bain and the companies bain capital invested in. >> some of the companies we helped start you know and have heard from tonight. an office company called staples where i'm pleased to see the obama campaign has been shopping. [ applause ] >> the sports authority, which of course became a favorite of my boys. we helped start an early childhood learning company called bright horizons that first lady michelle obama rightly praised. at a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill built in america we took a chance and built one in a co
, and he did do a good job of making obama the center of attention, a referendum on obama. we know now especially now that medicare is on the table this is no longer a referendum on obama, it is a comparison. if obama hasn't done the job can mitt romney do the job any better? he did not make that case. people are saying he is well organized, a nice guy, still kind of comes off like i.e. makes don draper look like elton john, you know? he helped that image and his wife really helped him....
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he attacked president obama too. but he actually wants to repeal those savings and give the money back to the insurance companies. he wants to go back to the old system which means we will reopen the doughnut hole and force seniors to pay more for drugs and we will reduce the life of the medicare trust fund by eight full years. so if he is elected and if he does what he promises to do, medicare will now go broke in 2016. think about that. that means after all we won't have to wait until our voucher programs kicks in in 2023 to see the end of medicare as we know it. they are going to do it to us sooner than we thought. folks, there is serious because it gets worse. and you won't be laughing when i finish telling you this. they also want to block grant medicare and cut it by a third in over the next ten years. of course that is going to really hurt a lot of poor kids. but that is not all. a lot of folks don't know it but nearly two-thirds of medicaid is spent on nursing home care for medicare seniors who are eligible f
he attacked president obama too. but he actually wants to repeal those savings and give the money back to the insurance companies. he wants to go back to the old system which means we will reopen the doughnut hole and force seniors to pay more for drugs and we will reduce the life of the medicare trust fund by eight full years. so if he is elected and if he does what he promises to do, medicare will now go broke in 2016. think about that. that means after all we won't have to wait until our...
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but politically, this will help obama. you already saw the stock market, seeing all this new money. >> right. >> come pouring in. >> right. >> and where does the money go? it starts chasing commodities and things like that. it could drive the market up, it is going up hundreds of points and that is clearly going to help barack obama with a huge part of that 1% and 10% that he is not so well off with. >> employment is the real issue. will this help employment? >> we know that already. in the short-term no. >> i think that is politically much more significant. this will help the op ticks -- optics, doesn't make the labor force participation any better. three and a half years after the recession this economy is still held together with wire and duct tape. the recession ended before most of the stimulus had a chance to kick in. >> you understand the morale of the country is low? >> yes. >> this is bound to have some elevating effect on the morale. >> i don't know. i think most people. >> the overall feeling. >> most look at th
but politically, this will help obama. you already saw the stock market, seeing all this new money. >> right. >> come pouring in. >> right. >> and where does the money go? it starts chasing commodities and things like that. it could drive the market up, it is going up hundreds of points and that is clearly going to help barack obama with a huge part of that 1% and 10% that he is not so well off with. >> employment is the real issue. will this help employment?...
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there is a sizable anti-obama movement in the country, and when obama cut into that feeling, it boosts him and since romney -- - nks romney. >> one of clinton's lines really hit home. the amount of hate that republicans have for barack obama is just astounding. it is not just political differences. it is really rock, visceral h ate. and you hear it week after week, day after day, moment after moment through the foxxrowd. >> that is complete rubbish. i've not heard one republican use the language that the leader of the california delegationnnn used in describing paul ryan as the goebbels of our time, as a nazi. he had to excuse himself and return home because of a previously scheduled root canal. >> if you are attempting to say that you have not heard a visceral hatred spread for barack obama, then we just -- maybe i will stop the show. >> let's not, just to be nice to me. the first lady wins rave reviews, but not for everyone. >> when you work hard and have done well and go through the doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. >> i thought michelle obama did an enormo
there is a sizable anti-obama movement in the country, and when obama cut into that feeling, it boosts him and since romney -- - nks romney. >> one of clinton's lines really hit home. the amount of hate that republicans have for barack obama is just astounding. it is not just political differences. it is really rock, visceral h ate. and you hear it week after week, day after day, moment after moment through the foxxrowd. >> that is complete rubbish. i've not heard one republican use...
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bill clinton makes the case for barack obama's reelection better than barack obama does. clinton is the best simplifier and best explainer in the business. and he just knocked down republican policy points from a democratic perspective. and he built the case for barack obama. he said... look. no president, not me, no other president could have gotten us out of this hole in just four years. and i thought waits very effective, kind of long speech. >> kind of long but that is always a little bit kind of long. amy? >> well, he said no president, none of-none of my predecessor koz have undid damage in just four years. he said he believed witness all of his heart. a agree if barack obama had sat down to write the speech he wanted bill clinton to deliver to endors him, he wouldn't have written a better one. he went over every republican tack rebutting nem detail. he also told these democrats in this hall and kept referring to people watching at home that these where the same economic policies he governed with just in a different set of circumstances. he said i remember when they
bill clinton makes the case for barack obama's reelection better than barack obama does. clinton is the best simplifier and best explainer in the business. and he just knocked down republican policy points from a democratic perspective. and he built the case for barack obama. he said... look. no president, not me, no other president could have gotten us out of this hole in just four years. and i thought waits very effective, kind of long speech. >> kind of long but that is always a little...
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obama-- mrs. obama can help close the gap. >> pelley: we'll be hearing from the mayor of san antonio delivering the keynote address shortly. he is a young man, julian castro is his name. and he will be introduced to most of the country right here tonight. he is the first hispanic keynote speaker in the history of the democratic party's national convention. and john dickerson, our political director, why the emphasis on a hispanic keynote speaker tonight? >> well, the hispanic population is the most populous minority and the fastest growing, it is a crucial part of barack obama's voting coalition. but there has been some disappointment that president obama has not delivered on issues. so tonight the message-- message being sent here is a hispanic has pride of place. this is a very important moment. and this is about mobile identifiesing those hispanic voters who will be so important to the president. >> john, thank you very much. bill plante who has covered about 16 of these conventions is down on
obama-- mrs. obama can help close the gap. >> pelley: we'll be hearing from the mayor of san antonio delivering the keynote address shortly. he is a young man, julian castro is his name. and he will be introduced to most of the country right here tonight. he is the first hispanic keynote speaker in the history of the democratic party's national convention. and john dickerson, our political director, why the emphasis on a hispanic keynote speaker tonight? >> well, the hispanic...
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obama and the obama's daughters malia, age 14, who started high school this week. and sasha, of course, age 11. and here is joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden joining the obamas. bob schieffer, a classic barack obama speech but there was one line in particular that i heard that i'm not sure i have ever heard a president say. he said, "i'm proud of what we've achieved together, but i am far more mindful of my own failings." >> reporter: yeah, and i think that was an effort to say to people and to answer people who talked about, you know, that he had called for hope and change and he had built up people's hopes, and maybe beyond expectations that he could actually deliver on. it was a speech that did, as we were told it would, draw contrasts between these two very different visions for america. but this was not-- this was not the kind of speech that bill clinton made last night. you just-- it just didn't have that little spark, it seemed to me, that clinton had, over and over again. i thought it was a good speech. i thought he laid out his side of the story here.
obama and the obama's daughters malia, age 14, who started high school this week. and sasha, of course, age 11. and here is joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden joining the obamas. bob schieffer, a classic barack obama speech but there was one line in particular that i heard that i'm not sure i have ever heard a president say. he said, "i'm proud of what we've achieved together, but i am far more mindful of my own failings." >> reporter: yeah, and i think that was an effort to...
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obama tonight and ann romney last week, it's pretty clear that governor romney and president obama both married up. >> i don't think there is any question about that. and i will tell you something else, i think they liked it, don't you, scott? that was a fine speech. and i'm always a little skeptical when i'm told things like this. but someone that i trust in the obama team tells me that mrs. obama has been working on this speech for about a month. it is a process, others help, but that basically this was a speech that she wrote. well, it certainly went over well with this crowd. it was a remarkable speech. >> pelley: we have a picture that we just received from the white house with the president with his two daughters watching the speech tonight. that's maliah, 14 years old, just started high school today and sasha who is 11 years old. the president stayed behind at the white house so that he could take them to school today. looking ahead now, former president bill clinton will address the convention tomorrow, and then on thursday the convention will wind up with the official nominatio
obama tonight and ann romney last week, it's pretty clear that governor romney and president obama both married up. >> i don't think there is any question about that. and i will tell you something else, i think they liked it, don't you, scott? that was a fine speech. and i'm always a little skeptical when i'm told things like this. but someone that i trust in the obama team tells me that mrs. obama has been working on this speech for about a month. it is a process, others help, but that...
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they wanted to ask michelle obama, when barack obama gets off the stage, what do you say to him. >> i agree with you on that one. >> and former president bill clinton spoke to the convention and earned himself front page coverage in the new york times and probably a lot of other papers, with his speech. >> and some people even, i even saw some of the conservative blogs that that photo that you just showed, was of president clinton purposely trying to hide president obama's face. >> and i believe the gentleman next to you has that theory. >> you're right. and the guy is a showman. he knows what he's doing, and he could be in the theater. i mean, he's out there and doing 50 minutes with the president cooling his heels behind the curtain and comes out and hugs him and puts his face-- they do this in the movie, the big star gets the-- >> do you think he really tried to do that. >> absolutely. >> oh, really? >> we can agree that the coverage was a bit vaunted, but there's a media and the democrats this a very, very good and strong convention. >> but i do want to say this might have been he
they wanted to ask michelle obama, when barack obama gets off the stage, what do you say to him. >> i agree with you on that one. >> and former president bill clinton spoke to the convention and earned himself front page coverage in the new york times and probably a lot of other papers, with his speech. >> and some people even, i even saw some of the conservative blogs that that photo that you just showed, was of president clinton purposely trying to hide president obama's...
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obama has been to colorado just this year. he campaigns there in advance of the democratic national convention starting tuesday. nancy cordes is in boulder tonight. nancy? >> reporter: jeff, all weekend long and here again in boulder today the president argued that governor romney failed to lay out a clear agenda, a clear vision in his convention speech, when all eyes were on him. president obama's message was well received in this progressive town which is filled with one of his key constituencies, students. >> hello, colorado! >> reporter: the president's visit to the university of colorado was his 6th trip to a college campus in the past two weeks. he told this crowd of 13,000 that he could win colorado if they and their friends showed up at the polls. >> we've set up a rockie mountain rumble to see which school can register more voters, cu or colorado state. >> reporter: president obama won 72% of the vote in this college town four years ago. he'll need a similar margin this year if he wants to keep colorado's nine elector
obama has been to colorado just this year. he campaigns there in advance of the democratic national convention starting tuesday. nancy cordes is in boulder tonight. nancy? >> reporter: jeff, all weekend long and here again in boulder today the president argued that governor romney failed to lay out a clear agenda, a clear vision in his convention speech, when all eyes were on him. president obama's message was well received in this progressive town which is filled with one of his key...
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similarly, the obama campaign said last week president obama didn't watch governor romney's speech, though he read about it later. the two sides are trying to make a point here, scott, which is they are running their own campaigns and they're not going to make decisions based on what the other side said or does, or at least that's what they'd like us to believe. >> pelley: let's switch over to john dickerson, john. >> reporter: one of the debates between the two campaigns has been who is more specific? you heard earlier tonight, vice president joe biden make fun of the republican ticket saying they weren't specific at all. tonight the president's team says the president will be specific. he'll mention five things, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit. but mitt romney offered five goals, too. er the question will be whether either side is really being specific or just being specific in naming kind of lofty goals but not telling us exactly how they're going to get there. >> pelley: the convention is being entertained now by a film which features forme
similarly, the obama campaign said last week president obama didn't watch governor romney's speech, though he read about it later. the two sides are trying to make a point here, scott, which is they are running their own campaigns and they're not going to make decisions based on what the other side said or does, or at least that's what they'd like us to believe. >> pelley: let's switch over to john dickerson, john. >> reporter: one of the debates between the two campaigns has been...
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obama's speech. it was supposed to be at the home of the carolina panthers, with 65,000 in attendance. recalling his stadium speech in denver in 2008. but the forecast of thunderstorms has moved this final night back into this arena, which holds 20,000. on tuesday here, mrs. obama brought the house down with her speech, and we spoke with her just a little bit earlier today. in your speech on the first night of the convention, you said that the presidency does not change a person. it reveals the person. and i wonder, has this experience revealed anything to you about your husband that you did not know? >> what i have seen in him-- and i've been so impressed-- is how he is able to handle very high-pressured situations with a level of calm, consistency, and wisdom. you know, so he doesn't allow his immediate emotions to carry the day. and he-- he keeps me focused because whenever i get tired or frustrated, he's usually the one who, as i said in my speech, reminds me that this is a long game and that pat
obama's speech. it was supposed to be at the home of the carolina panthers, with 65,000 in attendance. recalling his stadium speech in denver in 2008. but the forecast of thunderstorms has moved this final night back into this arena, which holds 20,000. on tuesday here, mrs. obama brought the house down with her speech, and we spoke with her just a little bit earlier today. in your speech on the first night of the convention, you said that the presidency does not change a person. it reveals the...
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so having a president like barack obama who understands that cities really do drive our economy, has allowed us to get a much greater share and distribution of resources. seats a matter to our bottom line. every single mayor that is sitting here right now has a budget that is stronger because of the direct support of this administration. it makes a huge difference. >> woodruff: how do you answer that question? >> i agree. i've said many times eye get asked the question a lot because i've been on the campaign trail for the president. and i'll tell you, i tell people, it matters who is in the white house and what majority is in the congress. we've got 600 million dollars in our funding from the federal government under this administration. we got more money for foreclosured homes than virtually any city in the united states of america. we were able to get a $546 million loan. this was this president and, again with the majority, the democratic majority, and then we got bipartisan support for america fast forward which i've talked to you about in the past, the surface transportation bil
so having a president like barack obama who understands that cities really do drive our economy, has allowed us to get a much greater share and distribution of resources. seats a matter to our bottom line. every single mayor that is sitting here right now has a budget that is stronger because of the direct support of this administration. it makes a huge difference. >> woodruff: how do you answer that question? >> i agree. i've said many times eye get asked the question a lot because...
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, better than president o obama. would you agree with that? is it a good or bad thing? >> i guess that kind of makes my point, since clinton did so well, how could they top that tonight? what is left for them at 6? >> well look, i think that he will lay out his vision for america's future. but the remedies he has brought forward, the right remedies, now we'll move forward, telling us specifically how we're going to do that. whether they want them to go go back to the failed republicans. it says during the negotiations, and i quote now that it will be a fact that he was handed a miserable faltering economy, facing the thes for the opposition, but the presidents who worked there, they will on the important matters of the national business. that obama has not. end of quote. do they need to explain how he will be able to do things differently the next time around? i mean he cannot say that i'm hoping they will be nicer to me? >> well, i understand, you know, we were losing those jobs a month. we are now creating jobs, 29
, better than president o obama. would you agree with that? is it a good or bad thing? >> i guess that kind of makes my point, since clinton did so well, how could they top that tonight? what is left for them at 6? >> well look, i think that he will lay out his vision for america's future. but the remedies he has brought forward, the right remedies, now we'll move forward, telling us specifically how we're going to do that. whether they want them to go go back to the failed...
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is president obama ahead? >> norawe always assumed presidential elections in our country tend to be very close. we don't think this one is going to be any exception. we think-- going to be very close in eight or so states. we think in the battlegrounds states, ohio, virginia, colorado, florida, where we are today-- we have a small but important lead and we think that was enhanced coming out of both of our conventions. >> david plouffe, good to see you, thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks, norah. ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the conne
is president obama ahead? >> norawe always assumed presidential elections in our country tend to be very close. we don't think this one is going to be any exception. we think-- going to be very close in eight or so states. we think in the battlegrounds states, ohio, virginia, colorado, florida, where we are today-- we have a small but important lead and we think that was enhanced coming out of both of our conventions. >> david plouffe, good to see you, thank you so much for joining...
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will bill clinton help or hurt obama? and consumers having to shell out more grain for more of obama's failed green programs. welcome to a "the willis report." ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. tin number two of the democratic national convention. bill clinton takes center states tonight in charlotte, north carolina. live coverage from the floor of the convention. meanwhile, u.s. national debt continues to spiral out of control having hit the 16 trillion marks yesterday. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan using it on the campaign trail in iowa today. >> we had $16 trillion of debt announced yesterday. that is a country in decline. we have a clear choice. are we going to stay on the path that president obama has placed us on, or we going to turn this thing around, when the selection and get the kutcher back on the right track? that's or going to do it. gerri: john and me now by phone, former -- senator alan simpson of wyoming. i'm very good. i hope we are the same. >> a beautiful day. high blue sky
will bill clinton help or hurt obama? and consumers having to shell out more grain for more of obama's failed green programs. welcome to a "the willis report." ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. tin number two of the democratic national convention. bill clinton takes center states tonight in charlotte, north carolina. live coverage from the floor of the convention. meanwhile, u.s. national debt continues to spiral out of control having hit the 16 trillion marks yesterday....
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first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. >>> one person who will not be at the convention tonight is president obama. instead, he had one final campaign stop to wrap up his road to charlotte tour. the president spoke to a crowd of more than 11,000 this afternoon at norfolk state university and there he blasted the republicans. what he says they did and did not do at their convention last week. >> spending less time talking about their plans. and that's not just because they don't like it, but it's because they know you saw what happened when we tried it. you lived through it and we can't afford to repeat it. >> he will watch his wife's speech tonight on tv with his daughters by his side. >>> mitt romney is staying off the campaign trail during the democratic national convention, but paul ryan headed to the battleground state of ohio today and the gop vp pick told supporters president obama deserves to be a one-termer just like jimmy carter. >> i remember a convention speech, i was a you
first lady, michelle obama speech right here on wusa9. the live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. >>> one person who will not be at the convention tonight is president obama. instead, he had one final campaign stop to wrap up his road to charlotte tour. the president spoke to a crowd of more than 11,000 this afternoon at norfolk state university and there he blasted the republicans. what he says they did and did not do at their convention last week. >> spending less time talking...
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four years later, barack obama won one in three white male votes. that improvement was key to his victory in this important battleground state. now, with the president struggling to hang on to those votes, he's counting on people like this publisher. >> he saved the banking community from a collapse. that saved many small business frs having their lines of credit eliminated. he kept it from becoming a depression. he's worked very hard to soften the impact of that economic downturn and i think he's actually turned the corner on it. >> bank analyst josh brown isn't so sure. as a first-time voter in 2008, he went with mr. obama. >> i believe that he had the better economic plan at the time in that government spending could help prop up the economy. and during the first two years of his presidency, it seemed that that was working. and now we've sort of stalled out and stagnated. >> what america needs is jobs, lots of jobs. >> but brown isn't yet persuaded by governor romney. he wants to hear more about his plan for the economy. >> when it comes down to
four years later, barack obama won one in three white male votes. that improvement was key to his victory in this important battleground state. now, with the president struggling to hang on to those votes, he's counting on people like this publisher. >> he saved the banking community from a collapse. that saved many small business frs having their lines of credit eliminated. he kept it from becoming a depression. he's worked very hard to soften the impact of that economic downturn and i...